Hanukkah — or Chanukah, both are common spellings — is taking place between Dec. 14 and Dec. 22 in 2025.
The Jewish Festival of Lights is an eight-day holiday commemorating the ancient Jews’ triumph over their Greek-Syrian…
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Moroccan Hebrew: Empire’s Living Bridge
Moroccan Jewry, the largest in the Islamic world before 1948, maintained a rare fusion of Hebrew and Maghrebi Arabic that functioned as a linguistic bridge across centuries. Unlike European Jewry, which confined Hebrew to prayer, Moroccan Jews…
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'We welcome Jewish Syrians to their country again': Syrian-American Jews register first Jewish NGO in Syria to restore heritage
For the first time, a Jewish organization has been officially registered in Syria, which the foreign minister called ‘a step for us to tell the world that Syria has room for everyone.’ As the minority has almost entirely left and synagogues are…
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British Media Criticize U.S. Decision Over Taremi’s Possible World Cup Absence
WANA (Dec 13) – A British newspaper has reported that a key striker of Iran’s national football team could miss the 2026 FIFA World Cup due to U.S. visa restrictions, while criticizing Washington’s approach to player entry…
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Fighting rages on Thai-Cambodian border despite Trump’s ceasefire claim
SURIN, Thailand — Fighting continued to rage Saturday morning along the border of Thailand and Cambodia, even after U.S. President Donald Trump, acting as a mediator, declared that he had won agreement from both countries for a ceasefire.
Thai…
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Axed Stagecoach Carlisle bus will leave residents ‘isolated’
But Wernham said most passengers cannot make the walk to other transport links and asked Cumberland Council and Stagecoach to confirm what assessments were undertaken before the decision was made.
He has also questioned whether options such as…
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Iran detains 18 crew members of tanker seized in Gulf of Oman
“Any substantial effort to restore those capabilities will be a trigger for action,” Brigadier General Amir Avivi, a former officer in the Israeli military who now serves in the reserves, told Iran International in an interview.
The United…
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Former hostage Rom Braslavski meets with Giorgia Meloni
Former hostage Rom Braslavski meets with Giorgia Meloni | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Israel News”I went to work as a security guard at a party and look what happened to me – my life was ruined,” he said. Former hostage Rom Braslavski meets…
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UNRWA: We play a crucial role in Gaza’s political transition
Two months after the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took effect, UNRWA’s Communications Director describes the ongoing humanitarian emergency and the need for a lasting political solution.
By Beatrice Guerrera
Five children gather…
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Researchers develop powerful tools for microbiome research advancement
The microscopic organisms that fill our bodies, soils, oceans and atmosphere play essential roles in human health and the planet’s ecosystems. Yet even with modern DNA sequencing, figuring out what these microbes are and how they…
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